Addressing mode: Addressing modes are an aspect of the instruction set architecture in most central processing unit (CPU) designs...

Local bus: In computer architecture a local bus is a computer bus that connects directly, or almost directly, from the CPU to one o...

Advantages: (i) Since all the address information need not be include in the instructions, instruction length is reduced. (...

Relative addressing: Relative addressing is an address construction technique in which the operand field contains a relative addre...

Instruction cycle state diagram with interrupts (i) Instruction address calculation (iac): Determine the address of the n...

There are different types of user visible registers. These are – (i) General purpose (ii) Data registers (iii) Address regis...

Register: In a computer, a register is one of a small set of data holding places that are part of a computer processor. A register ma...

The characteristics of PCI bus system: (i) Coupling of the processor and expansion bus by means of a bridge. (ii) 32-bit stan...

Interrupt Cycle: In interrupt cycle, an interrupt can occur any time during the program execution. Whenever it is caused, a series ...

Connection between the processor and the main memory: Connection between MM and Processor (i) PC: Program counter contains the ...

RAID: RAID means Redundant Array of Independent Disk. A disk array in which part of the physical storage capacity is used to store ...

RISC CISC (i) RISC means reduced instruction set computer. (i) CISC means complex instruction...

SRAM (Static RAM): The data is SRAM is stored based upon the state of the flip-flop used in the memory architecture, irrespective of ...

Flash memory: Flash memory is a non-volatile memory chip used for storage and for transferring data between a personal computer (PC) a...

SRAM DRAM (i) SRAM Stands for Static RAM. (i) DRAM Stands for Dynamic RAM. (ii) ...

The factors of a bus design are explained below__ Bus Design Bus types                                   Method of Arbitration ...

A bus supports various data transfer types. (i) Read (ii) Write (iii) Read-modify-write (iv) Read-after-write (v) Block ...